Fuster & Hurst's The Heart 15E

Intended for the education of healthcare professionals

The landmark text that belongs in the hands of every cardiologist-fully updated and reorganized to make it more patient-centric than ever.

A Doody's Core Title for 2022!

World-famous for its authority and clinical relevance, Fuster and Hurst’s The Heart is cardiology’s longest continuously published reference book. Written to meet the ever-changing needs of cardiologists, fellows, and interns, this trusted classic offers a solid foundation in cardiovascular medicine and complete coverage of all major cardiovascular topics.

This fifteenth edition presents a greater focus on the practicalities of patient care. Additionally, the content is ordered in a more methodical pattern, from mechanism to management. Reflecting the latest technical, therapeutic, and clinical advances, Fuster and Hurst’s The Heart provides invaluable concise summaries of major new trials and guidelines.

Authoritative Coverage and Unmatched Utility:

• Central Illustrations

• New section on cardiovascular critical care

• New chapter "Cardiovascular Disease and COVID-19"

• Chapter summaries

• ACC/AHA/ESC guidelines in all chapters

• 1,200+ photos and illustrations

Sections Include:

• Risk Factors for Cardiovascular Disease

• Atherosclerosis and Coronary Heart Disease

• Diseases of the Great Vessels and Peripheral Vessels

• Valvular Heart Disease

• Rhythm and Conduction Abnormalities

• Heart Failure

• Diseases of the Pericardium

• Cardiopulmonary Disease

• Critical Cardiovascular Care

• Adult Congenital Heart Disease

• Special Populations and Topics in Cardiovascular Disease

This app is very intuitive and easy to navigate, allowing you to browse the contents or search for topics. The powerful search tool gives you word suggestions that appear in the text as you type, so it is lightning fast and helps with spelling those long medical terms. The search tool also keeps a recent history of past search terms so you can go back to a previous search result very easily. You have the ability to create notes and bookmarks separately for text, images and tables to enhance your learning. You can also change the text size for easier reading.

After the app has been downloaded, no internet connection is needed to retrieve the content of the app. All of the text, images and tables are available to you on your device anytime, anywhere, and lightning fast. This app is also automatically optimized for whatever size device you are currently using, either phone or tablet.

This interactive app contains the full content of Fuster and Hurst's The Heart, 15th Edition by McGraw-Hill Education.

ISBN-13: 978-1264257560

ISBN-10: 1264257562

Editors:

Valentin Fuster, MD, PhD

Jagat Narula, MD, PhD

Prashant Vaishnava, MD, FACC

Martin B. Leon, MD

David J. Callans, MD

John S. Rumsfeld, MD, PhD

Athena Poppas, MD

Disclaimer: This app is intended for the education of healthcare professionals and not as a diagnostic and treatment reference for the general population.

Developed by Usatine Media

Richard P. Usatine, MD, Co-President, Professor of Family & Community Medicine, Professor of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery, University of Texas Health San Antonio

Peter Erickson, Co-President, Lead Software Developer